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I will give you the instruction and the picture of the painting. This is for European art history, and this paper is not research paper; just a description paper. Two pages is the requirement.
Name of the Artist: Hubert Robert (French, 1733 - 1808)
The title: The Old Temple
The date: About 1760
The medium: Oil on canvas
The approximate dimensions: 57.8 × 70.5 cm (22 3/4 × 27 3/4 in.)
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The artist has tried to describe the faith of people in the temple that has been destroyed due to war. He has tried to show that how badly fights and war affects the beauty of a place and the families. There was a time when a beautiful temple existed. The art and architecture of the place were commendable. Visitors used to come and appreciate the beauty of the place. There were scriptures that stood up in the temple that was very artistic too. The scriptures told the stories of great warriors who gave up their life in serving the country. Their statues are placed in the temple because their souls are as pure as God, and they need to be remembered by the people. It used to be a very lively and happy place. But the war and fights destroyed the beauty of the temple. The temple got broken down; all the statues, architecture, and sculptures got destroyed due to the war. The positive energy of the temple got lost, and it no longer remained a happy and peaceful place. The sanctity of the place got ruined because of the crimes that happened in the temple during the war. People got killed, women lost their children and families. But after many years, some of the persons especially the women who lost their husbands in the war are visiting the place again with the children. They have not lost the faith in the temple. The mothers are telling the stories of courage, patriotism and strength to their children. They are describing that with how much courage their fathers fought in the battles and saved them and the country. They are inspiring the children to become like their fathers. Some people are roaming around the temple and remembering the times when they used to visit the beautiful temple with their families. The small girl is playing with the dog; she is trying to make it comfortable as he is afraid of the people. The girl is offering him some food because she feels that the dog might not have got something to eat in the temple. The priests are also roaming inside the temple, and they feel pity for those who have destroyed such a beautiful piece of art because they believe that one day they will have to pay for their sins and God will punish them for this. Also, they have become old, and they feel helpless as they cannot improve the condition of the temple. They have lost the strength to clean it and make it as beautiful as it was. The walls, roof, pillars, stairs of the temple have been broken, and their remains are lying on the floor. They are very heavy in weight. Even if the people try to lift them and clean the temple, they cannot. The war might have destroyed the temple, might have broken many families, but it could not break the faith that the people has in the temple, their warriors, and the country.